Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both announced their Test retirements recently, leaving a gaping hole for the BCCI to fill. Noth announced their retirements with the Test series against England starting next month.
Rohit announced his Test retirement on May 7, while Kohli announced his on May 12. Both have already retired from T20I cricket and will only play in ODI cricket. The two of them are aiming to play the 2027 ODI World Cup to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has the immediate task of looking for replacements for both of them. While KL Rahul is expected to replace Rohit Sharma as the opener, the board has several options to choose from as Virat Kohli's replacements.
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Rohit Sharma Technically Correct Than Virat Kohli - Herschelle Gibbs
The BCCI needs to find Kohli's ideal replacement in the nick of time just before the England Test series. Meanwhile, former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs has shared a massive opinion on the two batters. He said that Rohit is a more technically sound batter than Kohli.
“You ever see Rohit defend balls on 4th or 5th stump? How many times did Virat get out doing just that? Rohit definitely technically better than Virat. Rohit was always more technically correct than Virat. But Virat’s desire to dominate, especially in white ball format, is a major difference between the two batters," Gibbs said in his interaction with a fan on Twitter.
Since Kohli and Rohit retired, there have been many theories that have been making the rounds on social media. Several reports say that both of them were forced into retirement. India did not reach the WTC final under Rohit's captaincy in the format. Meanwhile, Kohli scored just 190 runs in the Test series against Australia when he was expected to score a lot more. India lost the series 3-1 as a result.
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Virat, Rohit's Test Numbers
Kohli ended his Test career with  9230 runs in 1234 Test matches with 30 hundreds. He finished as India's fourth-highest run-getter in the format. Rohit, on the other hand, ended his Test career with 4301 runs in 67 Test matches. Kohli ended his career with 40 wins out of 68 Tests as captain, while Rohit won 12 from 24. Both will be seen in IPL 2024, resuming from May 17.
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